Biology:Quercus albocincta

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Short description: Species of oak tree

Quercus albocincta
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Lobatae
Species:
Q. albocincta
Binomial name
Quercus albocincta
Trel.
Synonyms[2]
  • Quercus acutifolia var. albocincta Zavala-Chàvez

Quercus albocincta is a species of oak tree. It is native to the Sierra Madre Occidental of western Mexico, in the states of Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango, and Sinaloa. It has also been found in the southernmost part of Baja California Sur.[3][1]

It is a deciduous tree growing to about 15 metres (49 feet) in height with a trunk 25–50 centimetres (10–19 12 inches) in diameter. The leaves are stiff and leathery, elliptical or slightly egg-shaped, up to 16 cm (6 12 in) long, with 3–6 pairs of large bristle-tipped teeth along the edges.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5412107 entry